Looking Glass

Looking Glass (1832-5 October 1877) was a Nez Perce leader at the time of the Nez Perce War.

Biography
Looking Glass was born in 1832 in Montana to the Nez Perce tribe, and he initially opposed warring with the United States. On 1 July 1877, his village was attacked by the US Army under O.O. Howard, who believed that he intended to join the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph during his guerrilla war against the US Army in Montana. The US soldiers opened fire on the villagers with Gatling guns, and Looking Glass escaped the destruction of his village alive. Looking Glass and his fighters joined Chief Joseph, and he became the main strategist for the Nez Perce. On 5 October 1877, he was killed at the Battle of Bear Paw by a Cheyenne scout serving in the US Army.